...and Jordan, a show of force intended to deter Nasser from becoming closer to Moscow. Meanwhile, the UK Government under Harold Macmillan was preoccupied with unsuccessful efforts to promote a...
...was reported around the world, international reactions varied. The British Press were positive. But while the British and French Governments seemed to welcome the speech, they were non-committal about the...
...best way to address gaps in the previous system and provide free healthcare to all. Activists and doctors had promoted these ideas in various guises since at least the Edwardian...
...was important to ‘increase strains’ on the Soviet bloc by promoting bilateral ties, but ‘not at the expense of the Soviet Union’ (whatever that meant). The West accepted, however, that...
...been less welcome if the British Government knew how strong his connections were to Hermann Göring, President of the German Parliament. Hermann Göring in Nazi Party uniform wearing the order...
...She saw it as ‘an unwelcome element of super-power bilateralism, conducted over the heads of the Europeans’. She herself was determined to take the lead amongst Western nations in supporting...